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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Another Sentence Completion

0 The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to ……accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news. 02br
00A) insular 02br
00B) investigative 02br
00C) synoptic 02br
00D) subjective 02br
00E) sensational 02br
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00Don't tell me the key word is "portion", so the answer is "insular"? 02br
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00And it is a little weird that the five choices are ADJs. 'Overpower/drive sb. to' should be followed by 01i00 verb 02i00, shouldn't it? 0-
  

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0 I'll choose C. 02br 00"Synoptic" can mean "abridged"(=not detailed), "comprehensive" and someway "superficial". 02br 02br 00The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to not-detailed accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.

  • 0 I'll choose C.
  • 02br 00"Synoptic" can mean "abridged"(=not detailed), "comprehensive" and someway "superficial".
  • 02br 02br 00The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to not-detailed accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.
  • 02br 02br 02br 00paco 0-
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0 I'll choose C. 02br
00"Synoptic" can mean "abridged"(=not detailed), "comprehensive" and someway "superficial". 02br
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00The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to not-detailed accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news. 02br
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00paco 0-
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0 "to" helps form the infinitive of verbs, but it's also a preposition. 02br
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00There is so much to read, nobody can read it all. That makes people prefer summaries of the news. They want a shorter version of the news - a synopsis of the news - or synoptic accounts of news. 02br
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00CJ 0-
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0 Thank you so much, paco and Calijim. Now I am mustering up the confidence again. I believe with the help of you people, I will get over the verbal obstacle. 0-
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10There is so much to read, nobody can read it all. 12blockquote
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00More thanks to this kinda interpretation. 050010id1

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